Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-02-05
THE FISHERIES RETALIATION BILL

| Himself on the Brutality and Under
handed Course Pursued by the British
| Government Towards tho United States
WASHINGTON, JaLua 24.-Mr. Ingalle
| thought these fishery difficulties would be
ultimately settled either by negotiations OF
by war. This measure Yves distinctly one OF
retaliation. It was eye for eye, tooth fol
tooth, fish for fish, insult for insult, wrong
for wrong. He thought it important before
the senate was talled upon 10 vote that
the committee on foreign relations should
advise the senate whether this measure was
intended to be pacific or hostile; whether
| it was in effect an invitation to negotiate OF
practically q declaration of war. There
was no use Disgusting the proposition.
| There was feeling of irritation (the real
party interested being Great Britain and NOT
Canada) which was at any moment, if the
present attitude was continued, liable to
lead to discomfort which might rpen into
evaporation and this into open hostility.
It was, therefore, of very great importance
| that at the outset the senate should under.
stand whether the bill was Intended as
pacific or hostile measure. He quote
some sentences from the report of the COM
mittte on foreign relations, and remarked
that countries have been inundated with
blood on less provocation. The conduct of
the dominion and of Great Britain (acOorc-
ing to the rerort) was sufficient to justify
and warrant declaration Of war on the part
not only of treaty rights guaranteed by the
repeated conventions) but it showed pur-
pose on the part of the government of
Canada, and of her maiesty's government
to harr8ss and destroy the American fishing
interests simply for the purpose either of
private gain or of some public advantage.
It appeared to him that in view of those
oil AhA
known to exist between the two countries,
the reporting of q measure which authorized
the president to enter simply on process
of retaliation was hardly consistent with the
gravity of the situation. 1t was q dangerous
courseto authorize the president to continue
in the same line of conduct and policy with
the inevitable result either of final negotis-
tons for the purpose of settling these ques-
ions or else of going to war in defense of
He thought it would be better, and
more in accordance with the dignity of
the subject and with the morality
which ought to prevail among nations, as
among men, to declare as the conviction of
the senate that the relations between the
two powers are such as to require negotia-
tions; that there should be authority, not to
issue letters of marque and reprisal, but to
elect commission to consider tho subject,
and if possible to reach some basis of un-
Outstanding between Great Britain, Canada
and the United States in regard to the fish
cries.
England has always been rufian, cow
ard and bully among the nations of the
earth; insolent to the weak, tyrannlcal to
the feeble, and cringing and obsequious to
the strong. Her history for centuries has
race. In Ireland, in Scotland, in Wales,
against the Roman Catholics, against the
beers of South Africa, against the Hindoos
and the Chinese, whene yer there has been a
feeble, weak and helpless nation Great
Britain has been there for the purpose of
rapacity and plumber and conquest. Eng
land bears no good will to this country. The
memory of two defeats rankles, dare say,
in the breasts of Engishmen. When say
that Great Britain is not friendly to this
country I mean that the ruling class
are unfriendly to this country. Her course
has been always one of wrong, insolence
and outrage. England cheated the south
with false hopes of recognition, and injured
the north by violations of neutrality. Her
course in the treaty of Washington was act
uated solely by fear of the consequences
might be engaged if she permitted the prjn-
ciple which she established to stand unde-
MED. believesthat there is no special re-
ciprocity of good will on the part of Amer
lea towards England. There are few Amer
leans who do not regret Waterloo. There
are few Americans who do not recognize the |
fact that the course of England to wards |
this country has been one of insolence and |
and outrage from the beginning /
Of our national existence. If read this |
Alright there is no purpose on |
the part of Great Britain to secure peaceful |
solution, a pacific Interpretation of the |
doubtful provisions of the treaty of 1878, |
but rsther deliberate intention so to TO-
ment the irritation and discomfort between |
Canada and the United States as to preve Mt |
The paciication in the immediate future
which would be inevitable if both people
we're left to the operation OF the natural |
ava of trade and society. see very plainly
What the purpose of Great Britain has bsen
n the matter. She desires to render it i'm
possible for free, friendly, reciprocal rela-
ions political and otherwise) to exist be-
;ween Canada and the United States.
Therefore, I was glad to here of the inter-
pre- sation placed on the proposed legislation
~ the senator from Maine (Mr. Frye that
ion to Great Britain Recognizing her
lgency and power in the matter) that she
will persist further at her peril.
LONDON, January 25.-The following COM
nents are made by the English papers on
he speech of Mr.. In alls and others on the
tdmunds fisheries bill: The Pest says: "We
re SUE that Mr.. Ingalls, outspoken bi' ter
less against England does not represent the
ceiling either of the American senate or the
,eople. On the other hand it would be fool
sh to shut our eyes to the importance of the
question involved
The Chronicle thinks the fact that ingalls,
plentic ousburst neither surprised nor
hooked the more respectable senators, is
ar more serious matter than the dispute it
elf, and hopes that the Washington author
ties will early disclaim any community of
ceiling with Mr.. Ingalls,.
The Daily NeWs saye: To-day's kilograms
rom New York, Montreal and Ottawa are
# a very reassuring character. Nobody
lere regards the violent speeches of Sena-
ORE Ingalls, Hale and Frye seriously. Even
he dignifed American senators are not
!bove playing to the gallery. It is hoped
hat no steps will be taken to exasperate the
uarrel and that the good sense of Canada
Fill insist on policy of peace.'
The Standard says: President Cleveland
I'LL probably have the good sense to veto
he measure, or agree to It merely In form.